Collection Overview The Civil War Papers consists of artifacts from both the Union and Confederacy. Letters, bonds, petitions, reports, tax receipts, a newspaper reproduction, Confederate money, member ribbons, and a handwritten and typewritten manuscript of The Little Recruit by Sydney L. Daily are all included in this collection. Some of the names of individuals with subcollections within the Civil War Papers includes Sydney L. Daily, J.W. Strong, Timothy Warren, and James C. Watson. ...

Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Personal letters between Amos Hudson and his wife while he is stationed in Arkansas and Missouri. Most letters are about his enlisted life, health and whereabouts and how much he misses her and her letters. Also included ae documents relating to the war, such as Filed orders, personnel, deaths, requisitions, stores, supplies, horses, and quarterly reports. There is also an envelope labeled "T.H. Reeve" that encloses "Private...

Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Most of these documents pertain to the founding and settling of the Colony of Georgia. There is a most interesting letter with an account of the sea voyage of the "Anne" with General James Oglethorpe and 120 settlers for Georgia, including homely facts about health, food and activities of the passengers and their leaders. Another paper tells of General Oglethorpe's handling of attempted mutiny at St. Andrews Fort. Also...

Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Most of the papers deal with Gunn's service in Co. "F" of the 30th Wisconsin Volunteers. One item is a ledger-type book with records of some accounts, a journal kept on board the Steamer "Effie Deans" near Nebraska City, Nebraska, and a personal diary. Lorenzo Dow Gunn (n. d.) was a native of Iowa and there are certificates of his appointment and subsequent promotions in the "Wisconsin Volunteers." One unusual document is from...